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Elemental Shaman Mythic+ PvE Guide for Midnight Pre-Patch

Welcome to Murlok’s Elemental Shaman PvE guide for Mythic+ Dungeons in World of Warcraft: Midnight Pre-Patch.

Built using real‑time data from the top 50 Elemental Shaman DPS across the US, EU, KR, and TW regions, this guide highlights the optimal stats, talents, gear, embellishments, enchantments, gems, and races used in Patch 12.0 competitive M+.

Data is refreshed every 8 hours via Blizzard’s Battle.net API to ensure accuracy and up-to-date insights.

Top Mythic+ Elemental Shamans

  1. Futter's icon
    1
    Futter
    Taerar (EU)
    Dwarf | Farseer | 169 ilvl
    4177
  2. 喬喬冒險野郎's icon
    2
    喬喬冒險野郎
    Arthas (TW)
    Zandalari Troll | Farseer | 167 ilvl
    4164
  3. Rinauf's icon
    3
    Rinauf
    Kazzak (EU)
    Dwarf | Farseer | 170 ilvl
    4158
  4. Crimsf's icon
    4
    Crimsf
    Draenor (EU)
    Dwarf | Farseer | 169 ilvl
    4110
  5. Fnminimi's icon
    5
    Fnminimi
    Outland (EU)
    Dwarf | Farseer | 169 ilvl
    4105

Stat Priority

Stats directly affect a Elemental Shaman's DPS performance, appearing on gear, consumables, enchantments, and gems.

They have diminishing returns after reaching +20% from gear, so proper balance ensures the best results.

Optimal Secondary Stats

  • 25% Critical Strike +245
  • 35% Haste +371
  • 83% Mastery +413
  • 15% Versatility +219

Stat priority

  1. Mastery
  2. Haste
  3. Critical Strike
  4. Versatility

Additional Minor Stats

  • 10% Avoidance +102
  • 1% Leech +19
  • 4% Speed +0

Stat priority

  1. Avoidance
  2. Leech
  3. Speed

Talent Build

Talents play a major role in Mythic+ Dungeons. The heatmaps below show how frequently each talent is selected among the top Elemental Shamans.

  1. Most used talents, strongly recommended!
  2. Frequently used talents, offer flexibility or suit personal preference.
  3. Rarely used talents, usually chosen to unlock deeper rows in the tree.

Best-in-Slot Gear for Mythic+

Gear provides core stat bonuses and typically comes from the Great Vault, crafted items, raids, dungeons, Delves, or PvP vendors.

These items are most frequently used by top-ranked Elemental Shamans in Mythic+ Dungeons.

Head

  1. Aspect of Channeled Fury

    • Set
    • 33
    Aspect of Channeled Fury icon

  2. Nathrian Usurper's Mask

    • 6
    Nathrian Usurper's Mask icon

  3. Bite of the Astral Wastes

    • 4
    Bite of the Astral Wastes icon

  4. Cryptbound Headpiece

    • 3
    Cryptbound Headpiece icon

  5. Glyph-Etched Guise

    • Craft
    • 3
    Glyph-Etched Guise icon

Neck

  1. Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • Craft
    • 14
    Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  2. Chrysalis of Sundered Souls

    • 11
    Chrysalis of Sundered Souls icon

  3. Momma's Mega Medallion

    • 7
    Momma's Mega Medallion icon

  4. Cabochon of the Infinite Flight

    • 5
    Cabochon of the Infinite Flight icon

  5. Sin Stained Pendant

    • 5
    Sin Stained Pendant icon

Shoulders

  1. Fangs of Channeled Fury

    • Set
    • 45
    Fangs of Channeled Fury icon

  2. Claws of Failed Resistance

    • 2
    Claws of Failed Resistance icon

  3. Glyph-Etched Epaulets

    • Craft
    • 2
    Glyph-Etched Epaulets icon

  4. Mantle of Ephemeral Visages

    • 1
    Mantle of Ephemeral Visages icon

Back

  1. Reshii Wraps

    • 50
    Reshii Wraps icon

Chest

  1. Furs of Channeled Fury

    • Set
    • 50
    Furs of Channeled Fury icon

Wrist

  1. Glyph-Etched Vambraces

    • Craft
    • 46
    Glyph-Etched Vambraces icon

  2. Bracers of Channeled Fury

    • 2
    Bracers of Channeled Fury icon

  3. Consecrated Baron's Bindings

    • 2
    Consecrated Baron's Bindings icon

Hands

  1. Claws of Channeled Fury

    • Set
    • 43
    Claws of Channeled Fury icon

  2. Glyph-Etched Gauntlets

    • Craft
    • 6
    Glyph-Etched Gauntlets icon

  3. Royal Voidscale Gauntlets

    • 1
    Royal Voidscale Gauntlets icon

Waist

  1. Glyph-Etched Binding

    • Craft
    • 23
    Glyph-Etched Binding icon

  2. Clasp of Furious Freedom

    • 8
    Clasp of Furious Freedom icon

  3. Fauld of Channeled Fury

    • 7
    Fauld of Channeled Fury icon

  4. Colossal Lifetether

    • 5
    Colossal Lifetether icon

  5. Portable Power Generator

    • 5
    Portable Power Generator icon

Legs

  1. Tassets of Channeled Fury

    • Set
    • 46
    Tassets of Channeled Fury icon

  2. Chambersieve Waistcoat

    • 2
    Chambersieve Waistcoat icon

  3. Acolyte's Infused Leggings

    • 1
    Acolyte's Infused Leggings icon

  4. Divine Pyrewalkers

    • 1
    Divine Pyrewalkers icon

Feet

  1. Interloper's Chain Boots

    • 43
    Interloper's Chain Boots icon

  2. Boots of Channeled Fury

    • 3
    Boots of Channeled Fury icon

  3. Defiance Crusher's Sabatons

    • 2
    Defiance Crusher's Sabatons icon

  4. Greaves of Shattered Space

    • 1
    Greaves of Shattered Space icon

  5. Silksteel Striders

    • 1
    Silksteel Striders icon

Rings

  1. Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • 19
    Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  2. Logic Gate: Omega

    • 15
    Logic Gate: Omega icon

  3. Band of the Shattered Soul

    • 13
    Band of the Shattered Soul icon

  4. Signet of Collapsing Stars

    • 10
    Signet of Collapsing Stars icon

  5. Signet of the False Accuser

    • 9
    Signet of the False Accuser icon

Trinkets

  1. Diamantine Voidcore

    • Set
    • 42
    Diamantine Voidcore icon

  2. Araz's Ritual Forge

    • 31
    Araz's Ritual Forge icon

  3. Astral Antenna

    • 16
    Astral Antenna icon

  4. Azhiccaran Parapodia

    • 3
    Azhiccaran Parapodia icon

  5. Lily of the Eternal Weave

    • 3
    Lily of the Eternal Weave icon

Main Hand

  1. Voidglass Kris

    • Set
    • 38
    Voidglass Kris icon

  2. Voidglass Spire

    • Set
    • 7
    Voidglass Spire icon

  3. Charged Runeaxe

    • 3
    Charged Runeaxe icon

  4. Gluttonous Rondel

    • 1
    Gluttonous Rondel icon

  5. Unceremonious Bloodletter

    • 1
    Unceremonious Bloodletter icon

Off Hand

  1. Event Horizon

    • 10
    Event Horizon icon

  2. Ward of the Weaving-Beast

    • 10
    Ward of the Weaving-Beast icon

  3. Vagabond's Torch

    • Craft
    • 7
    Vagabond's Torch icon

  4. Everforged Defender

    • Craft
    • 5
    Everforged Defender icon

  5. Package Protector

    • 4
    Package Protector icon

Embellishments

Embellishments add special effects to crafted gear. Only two can be equipped, so selection is important.

The following embellishments are the most commonly used by high-rated Elemental Shamans.

  1. Duskthread Lining

    • 40
    Glyph-Etched Vambraces icon

  2. Dawnthread Lining

    • 29
    Glyph-Etched Vambraces icon

  3. Ascendance

    • 8
    Vagabond's Torch icon

  4. Writhing Armor Banding

    • 7
    Glyph-Etched Vambraces icon

  5. Elemental Focusing Lens

    • 4
    Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

Enchantments

Enchantments enhance gear with additional stats or special procs. Most are crafted by Enchanters, leg enchants come from Leatherworkers, and some slot-specific options appear through seasonal content.

These are the top enchantments for Elemental Shaman gear in Mythic+ Dungeons during Midnight Pre-Patch.

Head

  1. Incandescent Essence

    • 2
    Incandescent Essence icon

Back

  1. Chant of Winged Grace

    • 34
    Chant of Winged Grace icon

  2. Chant of Leeching Fangs

    • 8
    Chant of Leeching Fangs icon

  3. Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

    • 3
    Chant of Burrowing Rapidity icon

Chest

  1. Crystalline Radiance

    • 45
    Crystalline Radiance icon

  2. Council's Intellect

    • 4
    Council's Intellect icon

  3. Stormrider's Agility

    • 1
    Stormrider's Agility icon

Wrist

  1. +72 Avoidance

    • 38
    +72 Avoidance icon

  2. +43 Leech

    • 4
    +43 Leech icon

  3. +66 Speed

    • 3
    +66 Speed icon

Legs

  1. Sunset Spellthread

    • 38
    Sunset Spellthread icon

  2. Daybreak Spellthread

    • 5
    Daybreak Spellthread icon

  3. Charged Armor Kit

    • 4
    Charged Armor Kit icon

Feet

  1. Defender's March

    • 42
    Defender's March icon

  2. Scout's March

    • 7
    Scout's March icon

  3. Scout's March

    • 1
    Scout's March icon

Rings

  1. +21 Mastery

    • 37
    +21 Mastery icon

  2. +21 Versatility

    • 25
    +21 Versatility icon

  3. +21 Haste

    • 16
    +21 Haste icon

Main Hand

  1. Oathsworn's Tenacity

    • 23
    Oathsworn's Tenacity icon

  2. Stormrider's Fury

    • 10
    Stormrider's Fury icon

  3. Council's Guile

    • 9
    Council's Guile icon

Gems

Gems provide focused secondary stat bonuses to help fine‑tune builds. They are crafted by Jewelcrafters and socketed into gear.

Sockets can be added to Necklaces and Rings with the Magnificent Jeweler's Setting , or to other gear through seasonal vendor items.

These are the most popular gems among top‑rated Elemental Shamans in Mythic+ Dungeons.

Algari Diamond

  1. Culminating Blasphemite

    • 34
    Culminating Blasphemite icon

  2. Elusive Blasphemite

    • 8
    Elusive Blasphemite icon

  3. Cubic Blasphemia

    • 1
    Cubic Blasphemia icon

  4. Insightful Blasphemite

    • 1
    Insightful Blasphemite icon

Fiber

  1. Pure Energizing Fiber

    • 16
    Pure Energizing Fiber icon

  2. Pure Chronomantic Fiber

    • 12
    Pure Chronomantic Fiber icon

  3. Pure Dexterous Fiber

    • 10
    Pure Dexterous Fiber icon

  4. Pure Precise Fiber

    • 10
    Pure Precise Fiber icon

  5. Energizing Fiber

    • 2
    Energizing Fiber icon

Prismatic

  1. Quick Onyx

    • 70
    Quick Onyx icon

  2. Masterful Sapphire

    • 44
    Masterful Sapphire icon

  3. Masterful Emerald

    • 43
    Masterful Emerald icon

  4. Versatile Emerald

    • 34
    Versatile Emerald icon

  5. Deadly Sapphire

    • 29
    Deadly Sapphire icon

Most Played Races for Elemental Shaman M+

Racial traits can provide noticeable advantages in PvE, giving a competitive edge in Mythic+ Dungeons.

These are the most commonly chosen races among top‑rated Elemental Shaman DPS players in Midnight Pre-Patch.

  1. Dwarf

    • 30
    Dwarf icon

  2. Orc

    • 6
    Orc icon

  3. Tauren

    • 3
    Tauren icon

  4. Draenei

    • 3
    Draenei icon

  5. Dark Iron Dwarf

    • 2
    Dark Iron Dwarf icon

Elemental Shaman Guide FAQ

Here are answers to common questions about how this guide is built and how to interpret the data.

How is this Mythic+ PvE guide created?

This guide compiles live data from the top Elemental Shamans in Mythic+ Dungeons using Blizzard’s Battle.net API .

How often is the information updated?

Data updates every 8 hours.

Why is this guide valuable?

The guide provides real-time build insights, showing exactly what high-ranking players are currently using, helping you make informed decisions for your character.

Is this guide current?

Yes. The guide always reflects the latest information for Midnight Pre-Patch and Patch 12.0.

Is this guide suitable for beginners?

Yes. Beginners can easily identify current trends and optimal setups. However, it does not provide gameplay tutorials.

Why isn’t my character listed in the top rankings?

Reasons may include inactivity, falling below the minimum rating threshold, frequent spec changes, or gear not optimized for PvE.